[wlug_org] CDROM production, labelling, sponsorship etc

[Jamie Baddeley]

On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 11:47, Wood Brent wrote:
> --- Jamie Baddeley <wellylug@vpc.co.nz> wrote:
> > HI,
> > 
> > I've been talking to a guy who runs a CDROM production place, and have
> > mentioned the concept of free production/labelling of some distro's in
> > exchange for some advertising or maybe even an 'ISP connection pack'.
> > 
> > He's asking what sort of quantities we're talking about. What have we
> > done in previous years?
> 
> 
> Are we looking at printing "wellylug" blanks we can scribble Mandrake 9.2 or
> Knoppix 3.3 on, or separate labelled disks?
> 
> IMHO, we get maybe 500 generic Wellylug disks pre-printed, so we can write what
> we want to them, & then handwrite on what the actual contents are. His company
> can be there on the label as well as the WLUG name/logo. Those that are not
> used this time will not be wasted, as we can use whenever for whatever, & as
> they generally won't be written until needed, we won't finish up with obsolete
> CD's to use as frisbees or coasters.
> 
Why don't we make a decision on the mix and makeup of the CD's? 
IMHO we should have 50% Knoppix (which covers Debian), some mandrake,
fedora etc. This way we can have a much more professional look.

A way of determining what a good mix is, is to ask for a show of hands
from the LUG. That mix is reflective of local market takeup of the
various distros.



> Is he able to supply the printed disks at reasonable cost, ie, competitive with
> DSE, Warehouse, etc? If so, are members interested in purchasing from WLUG
> instead of other sources. Accumulate a few $$ for WLUG to help fund stuff later
> on?  
> 
Pass, I'm just trying to work out quantities at the moment. We we know
that we can determine costs.

> Comments?
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